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Sam Ah Foo
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A Magisterial Inquiry looked into the death of Sam Ah Foo, an inmate of Sandy Gallop Lunatic Asylum. Sam who was fifty years old was found dead on 8 March 1915, he was believed to have committed suicide. He was a single man and it was believed that he had no relatives in Queensland.
Researched & Written ByTanya JenReferences (online)Magisterial Inquiry, 1915Death of a Chinaman, Queensland Times, 10 Mar 1915 p5
Life Events
Date of Death8 March 1915Age at Death50Date of Burial9 March 1915Place of BurialIpswich General Cemetery - Free GroundReference for Life Events (offline)Ipswich General Cemetery Burial Spreadsheet 2017
Employment
OccupationLabourer
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Curated CollectionsChinese Community in IpswichContent contributed by Tanya Jen for the Ipswich Heritage Program
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